Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley Becomes NDLEA Ambassador

Nigerian controversial singer and songwriter, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, known as Naira Marley has become an ambassador to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to campaign against drug abuse in the country.

This was made known by the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Thursday.

He said that Naira Marley was well received by the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.) when the artiste paid a visit to the National Headquarters of the agency.

According to Babafemi, the meeting was aimed at deliberating on effective strategies to combat the issue of illicit drugs in Nigeria.

“Music star, Naira Marley in Abuja to declare support for the War Against Drug Abuse on Thursday 17th August 2023,” he wrote.

“Watch out for the video of his message to Marlians and Nigerian youths here tomorrow,” he said.

See who’s on board ⁦@ndlea_nigeria⁩ War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign; it’s your fav, Naira Marley. Watch out for the video of his message to Marlians and Nigerian youths here tomorrow pic.twitter.com/nx4r0arRBu

— Femi Babafemi (@FemiBabafemi) August 17, 2023

Naira Marley in a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, said he would like to urge his fans, the ‘Marlians’ and the Nigerian youth to stop doing drugs because it is not good for their well-being.

“Let us all stop substance abuse in any form. I have keyed into this campaign to support the NDLEA to stop drugs on the streets. Please, join us as drug abuse is not good,” the 32-year-old said.